Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland was multifaceted. PM Modi’s speech, laced with extempore, touched upon a wide range…
Fact check: Rahul Gandhi’s claim on wealth inequality in India
Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a dig at the Government and the Prime Minister when he tweeted the result on a survey on inequality, which showed India in poor light…
Indian media’s attempts to cover up the faux pas in PM Modi’s speech at Davos
Prime Minister Modi made a faux pas while addressing the plenary session of the World Economic Forum at Davos. For some reason he wanted to inform his international audience about…
India Today uses 2-year old YouTube video to report Pakistani mortar fire
‘Pak stands exposed’. ‘Pak army fires mortar’. ‘Pak Army targets civilians. Here’s the proof’. These were the titles used by India Today when it reported on the evening of January 22…
Fact Check: PM Modi’s claim about improved strength of Indian passport
“Maybe the people who live abroad and those people who keep travelling abroad, they will know the respect that the Indian passport carries today. I don’t think earlier anybody experienced the…
Viral: Fake quote about ‘mothers and teachers’ attributed to Arundhati Roy
A quote attributed to writer and activist Arundhati Roy is currently circulating on social media. According to this quote allegedly given by Roy, she is drawing parallels between Islamic terrorism,…
The sham of Republic TV’s Twitter Polls
Republic TV frequently asks its viewers to participate in online polls. One would think that a national TV channel would use this as an opportunity to highlight the critical issues…
Who is ‘orchestrating’ public opinion on Aadhaar?
The Supreme Court has commenced final hearing on the Aadhaar case on January 17. The UID project, which has been at the centre of controversy since its inception has seen…
Social media claims Amit Shah arranged Judge Loya’s son’s press conference, what’s the truth?
Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory. The press conference of late Justice BH Loya’s son, Anuj Loya presented a ripe ground for many such theories. The conference was arranged at…
Why is it dangerous for AYUSH practitioners to prescribe modern medicine?
On October 25th, 2017, a pair of quacks running a hospital were held on charges of medical negligence after a woman died in their facility. Later, on November 15th, 2017,…